Suicide and Its Association with Individual, Family, Peer, and School Factors in an Adolescent Population in Southern Taiwan

A representative sample of 10,233 adolescent students was recruited to examine the rate of suicidal attempt and its correlates in the adolescents living in southern Taiwan. Five questions from the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (Kiddie‐SADS‐E) were used to inquire about th...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2009-02, Vol.39 (1), p.91-102
Main Authors: Tang, Tze-Chun, Ko, Chih-Hung, Yen, Ju-Yu, Lin, Huang-Chi, Liu, Shu-Chun, Huang, Chi-Fen, Yen, Cheng-Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children & youth
Conflict
Correlation
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Drinking
Dropouts
Drug Use
Educational Attainment
Families & family life
Family
Family Influence
Family Relationship
Female
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
High School Students
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mothers
Neuropsychological Tests
Parent Background
Peer Group
Peer Influence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
School Attitudes
Schools
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Substance-Related Disorders
Suicide
Suicide - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Taiwan
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:A representative sample of 10,233 adolescent students was recruited to examine the rate of suicidal attempt and its correlates in the adolescents living in southern Taiwan. Five questions from the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (Kiddie‐SADS‐E) were used to inquire about the participants' suicidality. The associations between suicidal attempt and multidimensional factors were examined by using logistic regression analysis: 9.1% of the participants reported a suicidal attempt in the preceding year. Female gender, low self‐esteem, weekly alcohol use, illicit drugs use, depression, high family conflict, low maternal education level, poor family function, low connectedness to school, low rank, poor feeling in peer group, and drop out from school were associated with adolescent suicidal attempt. The rate of suicidal attempt was found to be high in Taiwanese adolescents, and multidimensional factors were correlated to adolescent suicidal attempt.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1521/suli.2009.39.1.91